Fever's Katie Douglas testing injured ankle in Russia before her 13th WNBA season

7:29 PM,
Apr. 30, 2013

Katie Douglas is working her way back from ankle surgery by playing in Russia.

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Katie Douglas wasn't going to wait until her 13th WNBA season to find out if she's OK physically. The Indiana Fever guard is testing her surgically repaired left ankle in a Russian league.

In an e-mail interview, Douglas said she feels "pretty good" but continues rehabilitation. She scored 21 points in 21 minutes soon after returning to action for Dynamo Kursk and is averaging 9.0 points in eight games, according to eurobasket.com.

She was injured Oct. 11 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals and had surgery Dec. 27. ...